Titans Discussion

[BaneShake]

Episode 4 is definitely the best yet. The Doom Patrol are all set up really, really well. And sure, it sets them up for their own show, but it doesn't feel gratuitous here; it felt entirely justified that this was the next step following the previous episodes.

A few thoughts:

Gar is extremely likable right off the bat. Friendly, just a little quirky, and quite fun to watch. His actor plays well off of the others, which is quite impressive since two of the others on the Doom Patrol have completely covered faces.

Cliff, Rita, and Larry get decent screentime together, Cliff more so than the other two. I really like Cliff's robotic sound effects, and the setup they did for his eyes looks nice. Rita's condition is played up exactly as horrifically as could be expected, to great effect. And though we didn't get to see the Negative Spirit come out (which is a shame), Larry cooking and dancing to Thunderstruck at the same time was a perfect establishing scene for him.

The Chief is a good combination of slightly off amoral mad scientist and caring doctor, although the former is more important to this episode.

Even though he didn't do too much this episode, until right near then end, Dick's actor may be the best of the bunch. He is so good at conveying what he is supposed to convey.

Kory finally had a great moment of compassion that really felt like Starfire.

And, of course, we finally have the whole team lined up together now. I'm very excited to see more.

[BaneShake]

Episode 5 was good showing the group dynamics coming together. There was a scene that feels like it happened earlier than it should have in the season (being vague to avoid spoilers), but nothing too immersion breaking. 

Thoughts: 

Oh god the egg scene.

The Nuclear Family has definitely been one of my favorite recent show-adapted DC villains. That was very well done.

The scene in question above, despite me wondering about the timing, does show Starfire very in-character, which is what I was concerned would be lacking.

The fight scene in the end of the episode really felt awesome. More choreography like that will really help the show stand apart from others in this already crowded genre.

[WelcometoSaturn]

On 7/19/2018 at 3:59 PM, Space Police XVIII said:

Leaving Starfire mostly out of it was a wise move.

 

it took some time to come up with something nice to say and I am proud of the results

I don't think its just starfire -- I think the entire character line up is not appealing, tbh. Except for beast boy that is. It is certainly a different look on the titans though. 

[BaneShake]

I stopped giving episode-by-episode responses, mainly because of how difficult it was getting to avoid spoilers in the mix. I've watched up until the second-to-last episode, and I'll come back with more once I've seen the finale as well, but here are some thoughts on what I'd skipped over in no particular order:

Jason Todd, currently, is not a very agreeable character, which is definitely the intention of the writers. If they decide to go the Red Hood route with him, he is definitely more likely to be the antagonistic villainous role than the sympathetic anti-hero he has become in recent years.

Hank and Dawn get another episode focused mostly on them, and it is potentially the best written episode of any super hero show I've seen in a long time. It's a brilliant character study, touching on themes of trauma, and loss; saying any more will betray the unexpected places the episode went, but it truly tackles some brave material. This episode also has moments that feel like Watchmen done right. While it does not directly tie in to most of the main events (and even interrupts a major cliffhanger from the previous episode), the way it does tie in is extremely intriguing, and is definitely setting up something further down the road (in the finale? Maybe next season? I don't know yet).

Donna Troy is badass. Can't wait to see her in costume down the road.

One episode is particularly dark, and ends in a way not every Dick Grayson fan will necessarily agree with. While I feel like the events justified what happened overall, I'm still very torn myself. I feel like that moment is likely the one that will decide how a lot of people feel about season one of Titans.

And, while it is not always a perfect show, it is definitely an investing show. To put it in comparison with a show many more of you have probably watched, it is definitely better now than the previous season of The Flash, and with the current season of The Flash currently just coasting on "playing it safe" (probably to cleanse the bad taste of the last season, tbh), Titans is definitely the show hooking me in more.